Orioles announcers livid over Yankees not getting warned for hitting star
The Yankees-Orioles drama continued. A day after Aaron Judge and Gleyber Torres were hit by their American League rivals, Baltimore shortstop Gunnar Henderson was hit in the front shoulder by Yankees relief pitcher Victor Gonzalez in the seventh inning of the Orioles’ 7-6, 10-game extra-inning win Wednesday night in the Bronx. MASN announcers Kevin Brown […]
Gerrit Cole’s Yankees impact includes pitching once again
Gerrit Cole not only delivers for his Yankees teammates on the mound, but he’s also the team’s reigning Cy Young Award winner when he’s not pitching. “I think he’s a great person,” Marcus Stroman told the Post. “He’s an extremely unselfish guy, someone who just tries to help, is a light to everybody around him, […]
Out of Yankees lineup vs. Orioles
Aaron Judge was unable to make it into the Yankees lineup on Wednesday night. The star outfielder will not start against the Orioles and will be evaluated day-to-day, manager Aaron Boone said before Wednesday’s game. Boone added that Judge will “hopefully” return to the lineup on Thursday. Judge was hit in the left hand by […]
Aaron Judge, Yankees ‘pissed’ at pitch that drilled him on hand
Any time two of baseball’s best teams face off in the same division, the stakes of that battle get even higher. That heightened energy was especially palpable at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night after Aaron Judge was hit by a pitch on his left hand in the top of the third inning during the Yankees’ […]
Yankees’ Ben Rice gets first hit in MLB debut: ‘totally surreal’
There are doubts about the glove of the Yankees’ new interim first baseman, who played primarily as a catcher in college and with the team, and scouts have described him as “more of a DH.” There are fewer questions about Ben Rice’s bat and fewer questions about his character. With Anthony Rizzo out for about […]
Gerrit Cole’s long-awaited Yankees’ 2024 debut finally here
Gerrit Cole’s long wait is over. But the Yankees have warned that they will need to wait until Gerrit Cole is back to full fitness. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to make his season debut on Wednesday, about 3 1/2 months after an elbow injury caused panic early in spring […]
Orioles Manager Talks Success, Big Yankees Series
The Orioles and Yankees will meet in three games this week in the Bronx, with the Bombers coming off a 4-2 win on Tuesday night. The Yankees hold a 2.5 game lead over their division rival, a team loaded with young talent that looks to be a strong championship contender for years to come. The […]
Losing Aaron Judge for long haul would have been crusher for Yankees
The Yankees were so close, they could reach out and get closer to their dream scenario: Gerrit Cole returns and forms a big three with Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. after that … There was at least some anxiety, but that was probably it. Aaron Judge was hit in the hand by a pitch. Charles […]
Yankees’ Aaron Judge, Juan Soto are frontrunners in AL MVP race
BOSTON — My highly unscientific and highly informal American League MVP poll showed little chance of a true showdown inside the Yankees clubhouse. The top two MVP candidates live just a few feet apart in this bleak locker room, and the actual race couldn’t be more different. The real-life AL MVP, of course, in that […]
Yankees’ DJ LeMahieu still searching for ‘consistent groove’
BOSTON — For most of the spring, manager Aaron Boone had been raving about DJ LeMahieu and how “explosive” he looked at the plate. With a displaced fracture in his foot, the Yankees haven’t been able to see the benefits in key games, and the small sample size since LeMahieu’s return shows the full benefits […]